Media in Thunder Bay

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This is a list of media outlets in the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

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Television

Thunder Bay receives CTV and Global service from a locally owned twinstick operation rather than network-owned stations, the largest city in Canada and the only one in Ontario with such an arrangement.

WBKP channel 5, the CW affiliate in Calumet, Michigan can be received in Thunder Bay with an outdoor roof antenna and a digital-capable television or receiver.

OTA virtual channel (PSIP)OTA actual channel Shaw Cable Call signNetworkNotes
2.12 (VHF)5 CKPR-DT CTV Privately owned affiliate operated by Dougall Media, branded as "CKPR Thunder Bay"
4.14 (VHF)6 CHFD-DT Global Privately owned affiliate operated by Dougall Media, branded as "Global Thunder Bay"
9.19 (VHF)8 CICO-DT-9 TVOntario Rebroadcaster of CICA-DT (Toronto)
––10– Shaw Spotlight Community channel for Shaw Cable subscribers

Cable

The cable providers in Thunder Bay are Shaw and Tbaytel. The community channel on Shaw Cable is branded as Shaw Spotlight, and airs on cable channel 10.

American network affiliates on cable in Thunder Bay come from Minneapolis–Saint Paul: KSTP-TV (ABC), WCCO-TV (CBS), KARE (NBC), KTCA (PBS/TPT) and KMSP-TV (Fox). Other Canadian network affiliates available to all cable subscribers in Thunder Bay include CBLT-DT (CBC) and CBLFT-DT (Ici Radio-Canada) from Toronto, Ontario and CFTM-DT (TVA) from Montreal, Quebec.

Radio

CBC's Thunder Bay studio CBC Studio Thunder Bay.jpg
CBC's Thunder Bay studio

Thunder Bay is home to 11 radio stations, all of which broadcast on the FM band.

There are four commercial radio stations based in the city — Rock 94 and 91.5 CKPR, owned by Dougall Media, the parent company of Thunder Bay Television and Thunder Bay Source, and 99.9 The Bay and Country 105, owned by Acadia Broadcasting Limited. The city receives CBC Radio One as CBQT-FM and CBC Music as CBQ-FM, at 88.3 FM and 101.7 FM respectively. The French Première Chaîne is available as a repeater of Sudbury-based CBON-FM on 89.3 FM. Lakehead University operates a campus radio station, CILU-FM, at 102.7 FM.

On May 16, 2008, the Native Evangelical Fellowship of Canada was given approval by the CRTC for a broadcasting licence to operate a specialty low-power FM commercial radio programming undertaking in Pickle Lake and a transmitter in Thunder Bay. The station broadcasts at 96.5 FM in Pickle Lake and has a rebroadcaster at 98.1 FM in Thunder Bay. It airs content in English, Ojibwe, Cree, and Oji-Cree [1]

FrequencyCall signBrandingFormatOwnerNotes
FM 88.3 CBQT-FM CBC Radio One public news/talk Canadian Broadcasting Corporation Rebroadcast throughout Northwestern Ontario
FM 89.3 CBON-FM-20 Ici Radio-Canada Première public news/talk Canadian Broadcasting Corporation French, rebroadcaster of CBON-FM (Sudbury)
FM 90.5CKSI-FMThunder Bay Information RadioTourist information, weather, emergency informationThunder Bay Information Radio Inc. (Information Radio) [2]
FM 91.5 CKPR-FM 91.5 CKPR adult contemporary Dougall Media Formerly broadcast at AM 580 [3]
FM 94.3 CJSD-FM Rock 94 active rock Dougall Media
FM 95.1 CJOA-FM UCB Radio Christian music United Christian Broadcasters Media CanadaRebroadcast in Nipigon, ON at FM 92.5
FM 97.1CITB-FM tourist information Superior Info Radio (Dougall Media)
FM 98.1 CJTL-FM-1 CJTL The Light First Nations and Christian Radio Native Evangelical Fellowship of CanadaRebroadcast of CJTL-FM Pickle Lake
FM 99.9 CJUK-FM 99.9 The Bay Classic hits Acadia Broadcasting Limited
FM 101.7 CBQ-FM CBC Music public music Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
FM 102.7 CILU-FM LU Radio campus radio Lakehead University
FM 105.3 CKTG-FM Country 105 country music Acadia Broadcasting Limited Call letters were CJLB until 2005

Out-of-market radio

One station, CFQK, operates outside of Thunder Bay, broadcasting on 104.5 FM in Kaministiquia. The main signal is not widely receivable in Thunder Bay itself, although the station also has a rebroadcaster on 103.5 FM in Shuniah, with the call sign CKED, which can be heard in the northeastern part of Thunder Bay. As of 2020, the station broadcasts a hot adult contemporary format, branded as Energy 103/104. CFQK-FM and its rebroadcaster CKED-FM had gone through a number of format changes since the station was launched in 2002.

Thunder Bay has one daily newspaper, The Chronicle-Journal , which has a circulation of approximately 28,000 [4] and has coverage of all of Northwestern Ontario. There are two weekly newspapers — Thunder Bay Source , operated by Dougall Media, and Canadan Sanomat , a Finnish language paper.

Thunder Bay also has a locally owned monthly arts and culture magazine, The Walleye, which is distributed for free throughout the city and surrounding area. The Walleye is also available online and the website provides insight into the local arts, culture and entertainment scene. [5]

Superior Outdoors is a locally owned outdoor lifestyle magazine that is published twice a year (November and May). The magazine was started in 2007. [6]

Lakehead University's student newspaper is called The Argus, and is published weekly during the school year. [7]

The Chronicle Journal publishes a free weekly called Spot every Thursday, focusing on entertainment.

The city produces a bi-monthly publication to citizens titled yourCity, which is also available online in a PDF format.

NetNewsLedger is a daily updated website that reproduces press releases and lists current events in Thunder Bay, and allows politicians to connect to their constituents. [8]

Great Expectations Marketing publishes four quarterly community newspapers: Bay & Algoma Community, Current River Times, Simpson & Victoria Place, and Westfort Community. The community newspapers feature various local businesses and also support local charities and nonprofit organizations. The newspapers are delivered to community households.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHFD-DT</span> Global affiliate in Thunder Bay, Ontario

CHFD-DT is a television station in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with the Global Television Network. It is owned by locally based Dougall Media alongside CTV affiliate CKPR-DT. Both stations share studios on Hill and Van Norman Streets in central Thunder Bay, while CHFD-DT's transmitter is located in Shuniah, Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CKPR-DT</span> CTV affiliate in Thunder Bay, Ontario

CKPR-DT is a television station in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada, affiliated with CTV. It is owned by locally based Dougall Media alongside Global affiliate CHFD-DT. Both stations share studios on Hill and Van Norman Streets in central Thunder Bay, while CKPR-DT's transmitter is located in Shuniah, Ontario.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dougall Media</span> Canadian media company

Dougall Media is a Canadian media company which has several television, radio and publishing holdings in Northwestern Ontario.

CBLT-DT is a television station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, serving as the flagship station of the English-language service of CBC Television. It is part of a twinstick with Ici Radio-Canada Télé outlet CBLFT-DT. The two stations share studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre on Front Street West in downtown Toronto, which is also shared with national cable news channel CBC News Network and houses the studios for most of the CBC's news and entertainment programs. CBLT-DT's transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CBAT-DT</span> CBC Television station in Fredericton, New Brunswick

CBAT-DT is a CBC Television station in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. It has common ownership with Moncton-based Ici Radio-Canada Télé station CBAFT-DT. CBAT-DT's studios are located on Regent Street and Vanier Highway in Fredericton, and its transmitter is located on Rice Hill. CBAT originally broadcast from a transmitter located on Mount Champlain near Saint John, its city of licence until 2011, and operated a network of rebroadcasters throughout the province.

CICI-TV is a television station in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada, part of the CTV Television Network. The station is owned and operated by network parent Bell Media, and has studios on Frood Road in Sudbury; its transmitter is located near Huron Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CHYK-FM</span> Radio station in Timmins, Ontario

CHYK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 104.1 FM in Timmins, Ontario. It broadcasts a francophone hot adult contemporary format for the city's Franco-Ontarian community. It is owned by Le5 Communications, and branded as Le Loup 104.1.

CBLFT-DT is an Ici Radio-Canada Télé station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which broadcasts programming to the province's Franco-Ontarian population. It is part of a twinstick with CBC Television flagship CBLT-DT. The two stations share studios at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre on Front Street West in downtown Toronto; CBLFT-DT's transmitter is located atop the CN Tower.

CKNC-TV was a television station in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. The station was in operation from 1971 to 2002 as a private affiliate of CBC Television, and then continued until 2012 as a network-owned rebroadcaster of the network's Toronto affiliate CBLT.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CBBS-FM</span> CBC Music station in Sudbury, Ontario

CBBS-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's CBC Music network on 90.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario.

CBBX-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Société Radio-Canada's Ici Musique network at 90.9 FM in Sudbury, Ontario.

CBON-FM is a Canadian radio station. It broadcasts the Société Radio-Canada's Ici Radio-Canada Première network at 98.1 FM in Sudbury, Ontario. The station also serves much of Northern Ontario through a network of relay transmitters.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">CFQK-FM</span> Radio station in Kaministiquia, Ontario

CFQK-FM is a Canadian radio station, which broadcasts at 104.5 FM in Kaministiquia, Ontario. The station airs a contemporary hit radio music format as Energy 103/104.

This is a list of media outlets in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.

Media of Timmins, Ontario includes:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Media in North Bay, Ontario</span>

This is a list of media in North Bay, Ontario.

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Le5 Communications is a Canadian media company. Based in Sudbury, Ontario, the company operates radio stations and newspapers in the Northeastern Ontario region. The company operates the only francophone commercial radio stations in Ontario which originate their own programming; with the exception of one station in Eastern Ontario which primarily rebroadcasts a station from Montreal with only a few hours per week of original programming, all other francophone stations in the province are public or community radio stations operated by non-profit groups or Radio-Canada.

CFTL-FM, is a First Nations community radio station which operates at 100.3 MHz FM in Big Trout Lake, Ontario, Canada. The station is owned by the Ayamowin Communications Society and is a rebroadcaster of CBC Radio One outlet CBQT-FM in Thunder Bay.

References

  1. ↑ Broadcasting Decision CRTC 2008-106 [ permanent dead link ]. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  2. ↑ Thunder Bay Information Radio CKSI 90.5 FM - www.tbir.ca
  3. ↑ News, Feb 07 - See Ontario
  4. ↑ Sudbury Star and Sault Star part of media buyout Archived October 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine Netnewsledger accessed 8 June 2007
  5. ↑ The Walleye home page. Retrieved 7 June 2010.
  6. ↑ Superior Outdoors home page. Retrieved 15 May 2007.
  7. ↑ The Argus Archived 2011-08-07 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 8 June 2007
  8. ↑ Netnewsledger home page. Retrieved 20 January 2008.
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